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A much-branched erect shrub, with the habit of our common 
English broom (Sarothamnus scoparius), with wiry multisulcate 
firm slender branches and copious erect branchlets. Leaves only 
seen in a rudimentary state, contemporary with the flowers, in 
tufts on short suppressed branchlets, sessile, simple lanceolate, 
densely pilose. Flowers solitary on short pedicels from the axils 
of the leaves. Calyx 74, in. long, with two deltoid lips shorter 
than the tube, the lower obscurely 3-toothed. Corolla white, 
l in. long; standard and wings narrow ; keel narrow, obtuse, 
all about equalinlength. Stamens united in the lower half into 
a tube slit along the top by the expanding ovary. Immature 
legume linear-oblong, laterally flattened, densely pilose, tipped by 
the filiform curved glabrous style.— Central Madagascar, Baron 
1727! A curious plant, of which the systematic position is 
doubtful, for want of developed leaves and legume in mature 
condition, with seeds. Likely it may prove a new genus. 
INDIGOFERA THYMOIDES, n. sp. 
Herbacea, perennis, caulibus capillaribus decumbentibus copiose ramosis, 
stipulis minutis deltoideis, foliis brevissime petiolatis digitatim trifolio- 
latis, foliolis minutis ovatis mucronatis parce hispidis, racemis axillaribus 
pedunculatis laxissime 3-4-floris, pedicellis quam calyx longioribus, bracteis 
minutis caducis, calycis dentibus lanceolatis tubo campanulato zequilongis, 
petalis lilacinis quam calyx 3-4plo longioribus, ovario cylindrico glabro 
multiovulato. 
A much-branched perennial herb, with very slender trailing 
stems a foot or more long.  Petiole very short; leaflets 4j in. 
long, firm in texture, dark green, distinctly mucronate, with a 
few adpressed white bristly hairs. Flowers in axillary racemes 
on peduncles 1-13 in. long ; pedicels very slender, ;';—% in. long ; 
bracts minute, deltoid, eaducous. Calyx not more than j line 
long, teeth lanceolate, as long as the campanulate tube, Corolla 
lilac, 4 in. long. Mature legume not seen.—Central Madagas- 
car, Baron 1812! 2047! Differs from all the Tropical-A frican 
Dissitiflorz by its trifoliolate leaves. 
INDIGOFERA PARKERI, n. sp, 
Suffruticosa, ramulis gracilibus apice obscure pilosis, foliis imparipin- 
natis, foliolis 5 alternis obovatis cuspidatis obscure strigillosis, racemis 
multifloris subdensis pedunculatis folio longioribus, pedicellis brevissimis, 
calycis tubo brevi dentibus elongatis acuminatis, petalis rubris quam calyx 
paulo longioribus, legumine recto lineari subtetragono 8-10-spermo obscure 
piloso, 
